Global Covid cases top 212 million
Online Desk : The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 212 million, with the world still grappling to contain the second wave of the pandemic.The...
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Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor
AP, ALBANY, NY : Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state...
America’s tallest man dies at age 38
WASHINGTON, Aug 24, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The tallest man in America — he stood 7 feet 8 inches (2.35 meters) — has died of a...
Sylhet by-election to be held on Sept 4
UNB, Dhaka : By-election to Sylhet-3 constituency will be held on September 4, the Election Commission announced on Monday.Election Commission secretary M Humayun Kabir Khandaker...
6 Dhaka hospitals declared as Dengue- dedicated
UNB, Dhaka : Amid the worrying rise in Dengue patients in hospitals, Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) on Monday announced six hospitals of...
Bangladesh reports 117 virus deaths, 5,717 cases in a day
Bangladesh has registered 117 new deaths from COVID-19 in a day, taking the total toll to 25,399.The COVID-19 caseload surged to 1,467,715 after 5,717 people...
Owner of e-orange.shop, 2 others placed on 5-day remand
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court on Monday placed three people including the owners of virtual outlet e-orange.shop on a 5-day remand in a fraud...
PM directs to vaccinate industrial workers with family members
BSS, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the authorities concerned to take a separate programme to bring the industrial workers and their family...
Indonesian ex-minister jailed for 12 years in virus graft case
AFP, JAKARTA : Indonesia’s ex-social affairs minister was jailed for 12 years on Monday after being convicted of taking $1.2million in bribes linked to food...
Dhaka calls for lasting peace as OIC stands by commitment to Afghanistan
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh has sought effective steps to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan, ensure safety of Afghan people and evacuate all foreign nationals including...
22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in US state
AP, WAVERLY, Tenn : At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of...
Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of country
UNB, Dhaka : Dhaka and seven other divisions are likely to witness rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Monday.Bangladesh...